BMS News

Guy Carpenter’s Holtmeier Joins BMS as U.S. Reinsurance Chief Strategy Officer

Reinsurance brokerage BMS Group announced the appointment of Gregg Holtmeier as chief strategy officer of its U.S. reinsurance operations. With 20 years’ experience in the reinsurance markets, Holtmeier joins BMS from Guy Carpenter, where he was most recently managing director …

JLT Re’s Chandler Joins Reinsurance Broker BMS as U.S. Operations President

Reinsurance broker BMS Group has named Pete Chandler as president of its U.S. reinsurance operations. Chandler joins from JLT Re, where he was deputy CEO of the U.S. reinsurance broking arm of the group. He joined JLT Re in 2016 …

UK Broker BMS Launches Innovation Lab to Drive Company, Industry Transformation

BMS Group Ltd., the London-based re/insurance broking arm of Minova Insurance, announced the launch of BMS Innovation Labs, a platform that aims to drive change and innovation within the company and the wider insurance industry. BMS Innovation Labs will focus …

Re/Insurance Broker BMS Launches Spain-Based BMS Iberia

BMS Group Ltd., the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of a new European venture, BMS Iberia. The operation will be spearheaded by recently appointed directors Fernando Claro in Madrid and Domingo Albi in Seville, and will …

London’s BMS Re Acquires Texas Reinsurance Broker

London-based BMS Re US, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has acquired a reinsurance intermediary that complements its own operations. BMS, which is the broking arm of Minova Insurance, acquired Advocate Reinsurance Partners, a privately-held reinsurance intermediary for middle-market insurance …

UK’s BMS Launches Melbourne, Australia-based Affinity Broking Operation

BMS Group Ltd., the London-based independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of a new affinity broking operation focused on Australia and New Zealand. The team will be based in Melbourne and led by Shamus Breen, working closely …

Kerr to Head BMS Growth in Australia, Asia-Pacific

Global broker BMS Group announced that it has “achieved another major strategic goal with the appointment of respected Australia-based facultative broker, Glenn Kerr.” Kerr will join the BMS’ wholesale team, led by Nick Cook, from Aon Benfield “upon completion of …

BMS Launches Predictive Modeling Tool in Tie-up with Pinnacle Actuarial

BMS Group, the London-based global broker, announced that it has reached an agreement with US actuarial specialists Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. to provide predictive modeling to its clients. “Specialist predictive modeling has become an essential element in any leading-edge analytics …

BMS Group’s Pioneer Names Hinman in U.S. Expansion

The UK-based BMS Group, an independent global broker, announced the appointment of delegated authority underwriter Gene Hinman, who will join its Managing General Agent (MGA) platform, Pioneer Underwriting Ltd, in a move BMS described as the achievement of “another significant …

UK Broker BMS Launches New Global Construction Initiative

Independent global broker BMS Group announced that it has launched a new global construction initiative, to be headed by Gavin Madell, who has over twenty years’ experience in the field. BMS said the new team “will provide an enhanced service …